davit
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈdeɪvɪt/, /ˈdævət/
davit (plural davits)
- (nautical) A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship.
- (nautical, construction) A crane, often working in pairs and usually made of steel, used to lower things over an edge of a long drop off, such as lowering a maintenance trapeze down a building or launching a lifeboat over the side of a ship.
- (spar used to hoist the flukes of the anchor) fish davit
- French: bossoir
- German: Davit
- Italian: gru di imbarcazione
- Portuguese: serviola, turco
- Russian: шлюпба́лка
- Spanish: pescante
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